DH4 at Oshkosh, read article on the flight

jumpinjan · 7 August 2007, 05:13 PM

Here is a great write-up on the DH4 that I just found written by Don Parsons. (I spoke to Don while we were inspecting the DH4)
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or fairchild24.com/osh2007.htm

ECramer · 8 August 2007, 06:14 AM

Great and very interesting piece. Fascinating to me was, despite all the problems there were two significant "non problems." One is that all the problems with the DH-4 engine were with what might be called "peripherals" -- radiator, starter, alternator. Assuming it had fuel and spark, the old engine turned out the required horsepower just fine.
The other non-problem was with the author's Fairchild 24. Except for dealing with the DH4's problems, his trip was about as adventuresome as it would have been in a Cessna 172 or a Piper Cherokee, neither of which has half the "cool factor" of the Fairchild.